Retinoblastoma.

abstract：:Diagnosis and treatment of CMI is undergoing reexamination that includes redefinition of the anatomic Chiari malformation and refinement and redefinition of the clinical syndrome. Children with SMI present with head pain of some kind, a neurologic deficit, or with signs of spinal cord dysfunction from syrinx. Some wil...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Yassari R,Frim D

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Important first steps have been taken towards establishing how some nutrients interact with genes and affect intestinal adaptation. These mechanisms may be typical of how other nutrients influence cell function and turnover and help to maintain intestinal integrity. The dietary effects of nucleotides on intestinal cel...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： LeLeiko NS,Walsh MJ

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Breast lesions, including mastalgia; benign proliferative changes; and benign masses, including fibroadenomas, are common in adolescents and young adult women. Breast cancer is rare in women less than 20 years old and uncommon in women less than 30 years old. Discrete masses in women less than 30 years old that do not...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Neinstein LS

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Children with persistent neurodevelopmental and neuropsychiatric problems have extensive treatment, care, and community service needs. The child's disabilities can create new responsibilities, emotions, roles, and goals for the family. This article provides a framework for identifying and categorizing children with sp...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Taylor EH

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Table 4 briefly summarizes the relative advantages and disadvantages of skin tests versus in vitro tests for detecting allergen-specific IgE. The skin test remains unexcelled as a sensitive and cost efficient test for specific IgE. The high degree of skin test sensitivity is very important when a patient must be evalu...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Ownby DR

更新日期：1988-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Selected topics of violence against children and adolescents that occur in countries outside of the United States are discussed. Focus is given to middle-income and low-income countries and emphasis is placed on the epidemiology of this pressing public health problem, particularly on conditions that are peculiar to ch...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Forjuoh SN,Zwi AB

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Modern assessment of the tonsils and adenoids is based on an appreciation of new concepts pertaining to the pathogenesis of tonsil and adenoid disease. Recognition of the emergence of beta-lactamase-producing and encapsulated anaerobic bacteria in the tonsils and adenoids should lead to a reconsideration of present th...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Brodsky L

更新日期：1989-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent advances in science and technology have led to the capability of early screening of newborn infants for congenital hypothyroidism. Preliminary screening programs in North America have been established in Quebec and in the Northwestern and Northeastern United States. To date these programs have screened approxim...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Fisher DA

更新日期：1978-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Youth-onset type 2 diabetes is a serious public health problem for Indigenous people throughout the world. This article reviews the epidemiology, disease burden, treatment, and challenges in achieving successful clinical management of this disorder in Indigenous youth. Screening criteria and the complications and como...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Sellers EA,Moore K,Dean HJ

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Radiologic studies are a vital component in the workup and diagnosis of disease. An appropriate radiographic study will accurately rule in or rule out disease with the least possible harm. Special considerations are necessary for the imaging of children. Current trends in pediatric imaging support the increased use of...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Baker N,Woolridge D

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article outlines a few of the hematologic problems that are particular to developing countries, particularly those of the tropics. Because of globalization and the increasing movement of populations, hematologists in wealthier countries must be aware of the general patterns of hematologic change in the important ...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Weatherall DJ,Kwiatkowski D

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although recent spikes in overdose deaths are largely attributable to heroin and fentanyl, prescription opioids still account for a significant percentage of overdose deaths. Additionally, overdose deaths are not a problem solely for adults; roughly 8% of all overdose deaths occur in persons aged 15 to 24. In addition...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Ford JA

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pediatric autopsy can provide great benefits to families at a time when their world is falling apart. It can be invaluable in the processing of grief that families endure, helping them to plan their future. Autopsy results not only provide information but may also provide consolation by giving the family the oppor...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Riggs D,Weibley RE

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Beginning with a brief description of mature anatomic pathways and neurotransmitters in the "pain system," this article details their development in the human fetus, neonate, and child. Special emphasis is given to the basic mechanisms and physiologic effects of opioid analgesia. The clinical implications of these dat...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Anand KJ,Carr DB

更新日期：1989-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Asthmatic children living in low-income families in United States inner city communities continue to have disproportionately high rates of hospitalizations, emergency department visits, disability, and death. Current research implicates a combination of environmental, biologic, and disease mismanagement factors that u...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Federico MJ,Liu AH

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In summary, it is apparent that discussions on substance abuse should begin at the prenatal visit and extend through adolescence. Educational efforts and preventive strategies must be given highest priority. Signs and symptoms may be subtle, and pediatricians should have a high index of suspicion, particularly for hig...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Fuller PG Jr,Cavanaugh RM Jr

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infant mortality and morbidity disparities occur between non-Indigenous and Indigenous populations of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States. Neonatal mortality is due to high-risk births, which vary according to prevalence of the maternal risk factors of smoking, alcohol consumption, infection, and dis...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Sayers SM

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endocrine late effects, including reproductive disorders and secondary thyroid cancer, have been reported in up to 50 %childhood cancer survivors (CCS) more than 5 years after treatment. Most endocrine disorders are amenable to treatment; awareness of symptoms is therefore of great importance. Recognition of these sym...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： van Santen HM,Chemaitilly W,Meacham LR,Tonorezos ES,Mostoufi-Moab S

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this article the practitioner's role in newborn screening were summarized and guidelines to assist in their execution were provided. The authors summarized the tests that are currently used in North America and provided a short discussion of current and future issues in this area. Newborn screening is no longer a s...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Buist NR,Tuerck JM

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review represents the author's personal style of practice in a new and evolving field, where the standard academic framework is still in its infancy. When there is no prior established practice to follow, good clinical care needs to come from listening very carefully to patients and empirically judging appropriat...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Craighill MC

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three pediatric hand injury subtypes and their management have been presented. Finger tip injuries, while often minor and self-healing in children, may require surgical repair if the nailbed is disrupted or if there has been significant skin or pad loss from the tip. The decision between local repair and skin graft or...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Bennett JE

更新日期：1975-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite declines in adolescent pregnancy rates in the past decade, unplanned pregnancies among adolescents remain a significant problem in the United States. Clinicians caring for adolescents can be certain to encounter pregnancy in their patients. This article addresses surveillance and diagnosis for pregnancy in the...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Polaneczky M,O'Connor K

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Injury prevention can be achieved, but it will require a fundamental reexamination of our approach to injury causation. We must learn to examine the manufacturing and marketing practices of companies that produce the products associated with children's injuries, for these are the real culprits in our national childhoo...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Swartz EM

更新日期：1985-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Injury is the most important threat to the health of children in the United States and the leading cause of death after the first year of life. Injuries must be viewed as diseases that can be prevented by using principles of epidemiology, engineering, biomechanics, and health education. Effective preventative strategi...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Stylianos S,Eichelberger MR

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article describes important aspects of health-care quality, quality improvement (QI), patient safety (PS), and approaches to research on QI/PS efforts. Common terminology to facilitate an understanding of QI and PS research is reviewed. Models for understanding system and process performance are discussed. Introd...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Niedner MF

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thermodilution systems for the measurement of cardiac output constitute a reliable and relatively noninvasive method which is ideal for small patients, particularly infants and small children. Thermodilution is an important new advance in the monitoring of critically ill children in that it measures cardiac output dir...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Moodie DS

更新日期：1980-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Food allergies have become a growing public health concern. At present the standard of care focuses on avoidance of trigger foods, education, and treatment of symptoms following accidental ingestions. This article provides a framework for primary care physicians and allergists for the diagnosis, management, and treatm...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Wright BL,Walkner M,Vickery BP,Gupta RS

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Derangements of fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base homeostasis are an inevitable part of acute renal failure. Understanding the pathophysiology of these disorders is essential to treating and preventing potentially life-threatening complications. Appropriate nutritional support is also an important part of management i...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Feld LG,Cachero S,Springate JE

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bleeding disorders are broadly classified into primary and secondary hemostatic defects. Primary hemostatic disorders (disorders of platelets and von Willebrand factor) mainly result in mucocutaneous bleeding symptoms such as epistaxis, menorrhagia, petechiae, easy bruising, and bleeding after dental and surgical inte...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： Kumar R,Carcao M

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article outlines the use of alternative agents to TCAs and SSRIs. Features of the more commonly used alternative antidepressant agents are outlined. In addition, antidepressant agents that are currently either under development or used in other countries are indicated for completeness because it seems likely that...

journal_title：Pediatric clinics of North America

authors： McConville BJ,Chaney RO,Browne KL,Friedman L,Cottingham E,Nelson D

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00